Examining child abduction by offender type patterns

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-543

  Miller, J Mitchell ^a   Kurlycheck, Megan ^b   Hansen, J Andrew ^c   Wilson, Kristine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Criminal Justice ^*

Author keywords

Child abduction; Kidnapping; Offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549111402     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820802241697     Document Type: Article

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